Free Peanuts: A Father-Daughter Day at Fenway
read more…: Free Peanuts: A Father-Daughter Day at FenwayI never thought my daughter would be interested in sharing the Red Sox experience with me.
Until she did.
Not That Profound
America’s most important three months
read more…: America’s most important three monthsIn three months, on Nov. 5, American voters will make a decision that will have sweeping existential implications for this country, and the world as a whole, moving forward.
The Costanza: It’s a new parking proposal for Manchester, and it’s ‘spectacular’
read more…: The Costanza: It’s a new parking proposal for Manchester, and it’s ‘spectacular’Then I saw one, right by the entrance that wasn’t a designated handicap spot. My heart leaped up. “Look at that,” I said to my wife, pointing to the parking spot. “There’s a Costanza.”
Republican National Convention, or acid flashback?
read more…: Republican National Convention, or acid flashback?Last night, while watching Donald Trump accept the nomination for president at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., I’m fairly certain some of my youthful adventurousness caught up with me.
Remembering a friend with the Fisher Cats
read more…: Remembering a friend with the Fisher CatsAfter the threat of storms passed by Delta Dental Stadium on Saturday—prompting a cautionary half-hour delay in the start time—it was an idyllic summer night to take in a baseball game.
It’s time to go, Joe
read more…: It’s time to go, JoeAs I watched President Joe Biden’s atrocious performance in the now-infamous June 27 debate with former-president Donald Trump, I was reminded of a time in the late ’90s when I was driving to visit a friend in Jersey City and got hopelessly lost in the city.
Suggested songs for your Fourth of July playlist
read more…: Suggested songs for your Fourth of July playlistWith the Supreme Court’s right wing ideological posse of six basically handing Donald Trump the keys to a shiny new dictatorship if—or should I say “when”—he puts King Lear to bed in November, this year’s Independence Day celebrations could prove to be our last as a democracy.
My crash course in what is really important
read more…: My crash course in what is really importantEarly Saturday morning, I was awakened twice by nightmares about car crashes. These days I seldom have bad dreams that will wake me from a sleep. I found it strange but went back to bed while my wife—who is an early riser—went to the grocery store.
School’s out (The Teacher’s Edition)
read more…: School’s out (The Teacher’s Edition)While there are certainly classes that, as a teacher, you’ll look back on fondly—as well as those classes that will continue to haunt your nightmares until your dying breath—one of the best things about my profession is that I still get to experience the exhilaration of the summer vacation every June.
Proposed endings for my wife’s story (or what you can do with an MFA in fiction writing)
read more…: Proposed endings for my wife’s story (or what you can do with an MFA in fiction writing)So—at the risk of mansplaining—I’m going to put my MFA in fiction writing to good use and propose some more dramatic confrontations and resolutions to my wife’s story according to three popular genres.